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Philly.com Staff

In the 2nd quarter of last night's preseason game against the Patriots, Chip Kelly tested out his hurry-up offense for the first time. It was during Nick Foles' second series, when the Eagles moved down the field and scored on a Bryce Brown TD run. There was a three-play stretch during that drive where the hurry-up really showed some life. Here's quick time breakdown of those three plays.

Play 1

The previous play is a 12 yard gain to Avant. Clock is at 12:44, and the Eagles are in hurry-up mode:

They get legally set 14 seconds later, and have to wait for the umpire to clear out of the way:

They snap the ball 2 seconds after they're set:

PLAY 2

Bryce Brown gains 11 on a pass play, and the Eagles stay in hurry-up mode. The clock is at 12:20:

The Eagles are legally set 15 seconds later:

And the snap is out in 3 seconds:

Play 3

Nick Foles has just shown off his lightning fast speed, and he slides down for a first down with 11:56 on the clock:

The Eagles get set in 13 seconds:

And they snap it in 2:

There are a small handful of teams (the Patriots, for example), who can move faster than this. However, for a new head coach to come in and install a new offense, while being able to operate at this speed in the 4th drive of the 1st preseason game... and move the ball effectively while doing so... That's pretty impressive.